ATLANTIC, Iowa – A federal court decision may reduce the number of small refinery waivers the Environmental Protection Agency can issue. The ethanol industry is celebrating the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision, but the impact may not be the full course correction renewable fuels need to recover from some difficult years. After the Trump administration granted dozens of small refinery waivers, meaning less ethanol would be needed in the nation’s fuel supply, a coalition of renewable fuels groups sued the EPA. They said the exemptions amounted to a violation of the Renewable Fuel Standard. The standard governs how much ethanol must be blended into gasoline. The court found for the three specific refineries named in the lawsuit, determining that EPA overstepped its authority in granting the waivers. “So, this should limit EPA’s activity, or abuse, of this part of the Renewable Fuel Standard in the future,” Brian Jennings said. He is the CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol…